Adoption (Macon Ga) 

Bro. Lee Vayle - December 31, 1971

  

a.	Bro. Palmer, I’m happy to be here tonight with you, lovely
auditorium that they let us have. But, people go so far as to stick us
almost out in the lot.  I'm not used to ministering, you know, a nice
big building like this, the people so far away I won't ask you to come
forward, but it's going to be kind of nerve racking on me. You're
sitting so far back, and my voice being so bad, and it gets worse when I
don't use it. But, I appreciate the fact that you will pray, and the
Lord will help in this regard, that we can be able to bring a message.
That is, I'm not worried about the lack of the substance of the message,
I'm worried about the substance in the old messenger. And it seems like
my good quality in my throat depends upon diet. I'm a failure because
the mouth won't give the throat a chance to recuperate. And I don't know
if all the taste buds are in the tongue or not, but I guess a lot of
trouble is that I can't get all the parts cooperating.

	Of course, first I all I have whether you know it an inordinate desire
to eat well. And the tongue has the inordinate desire to taste well, and
between those unruly members I'm having a job. I don't even know if diet
would cure it to tell you the truth. Tried that for a while and didn't
do too good. I'm eating these little candies up here in case you think
I'm indulging up here while you're sitting there, (you know) having to
listen and not be able to relegate a sandwich, it's they're not very
tasty. Most people kind of think I'm (you know) sort of having some up
here that tastes good. It tastes horrible, but they do have a good
effect upon the throat. Kind of warming, and kind of nice that way.

b.	Now, we have a lot of time tonight, and I don't take a lot of time
speaking. But we'll sort of try to slow down because,  I do speak a
little bit too fast, and (you know) many people make the statement that
people think before they speak. That's absolutely untrue. They just
don't think long enough before they speak. So, I'll be speaking pretty
fast, and I hope it's not because I'm not thought, but maybe sort of
gear down and get a little calmer. 

	You know, you get to preaching you make a mistake because (you know)
you train well. Now, I was brought up in the wrong school, to be honest
with you. I guess you were too, you wouldn't have to make a change. And
being in the wrong school I kind of learned to try to emphasize by, (you
know) raising the voice. Well, that's kind of silly, because you could
yell all the time you wanted, if your [Ford] Mercury was a [Lincoln]
Continental. [Bro. Vayle chuckles] But no use, you either got a
Continental and you don't have to raise your voice, the evidence is
there. And you know, we often try to gain a point by (you know) the
shouting, so I've done myself harm by (you know) doing a lot of the
elements, and I never have got over it. I've never learned to
ameliorate[improve] that bad habit by learning to speak to a whole lot
more softly. Better to speak softly and carry a big stick, and do a lot
of yelling, you don't have much stick you know.

c.	Bro. Branham told about the preacher, a colored brother that did so
much yelling in services, wife said, "Honey, how come that you did so
much yelling this morning? I never heard you yell like this."

	"Well, (he said) it's this way dear, what I lacks in lightening, I
makes up in thunder." 

	And you know that's not that maybe you don't have a lightening, you try
to make the lightening instead of look, try to make it sound. And so, we
have that problem of trying to emphasize by (you know) loudness, but the
Word doesn't need that. The Word needs to simple teaching, and the
emphasis of course is by the Holy Spirit. If It's right, you have the
witness in your heart, then you'll say, "we'll that's right, I can just
somehow know that's correct."  

d.	Now, the message tonight isn't controversial here. But I'm sure it
would be controversial in many places without…I think it's a good way
to start a New Year, to sort of get the people thinking. You know, we've
had a year of thinking now, which is fine, I know we've done good
thinking. But maybe, we got to start this year with (you know) a lot
more thinking. Kind of get our thinking relined, and wondering what the
Word has said.

	And that's why I want to bring a message tonight on 'Adoption', and
maybe one more with it,   to trace the adoption in a couple of ways in
order to really see if we can what has been said on this subject. Now, I
know Bro. Branham taught a lot on this subject, there's I suppose five
of six tapes that you get on it, 'Hear Ye Him', 'Joshua Parallels
Ephesians', 'Manifestations of the Sons of God', 'Predestinated Mystery
of His Will', 'The Adoption', 'Why Was the Holy Spirit Given', and then
others. I think, 'Standing in the Gap', and the same Message that was
preached in the night's service also. And then there's many, many more.
But, it's a subject that he began preaching on back I think in '62, it
might have been before '62, but I think was in '62, he began to
elaborate upon this subject which I'd like to take tonight.

 	Now, it's nice to attempt to preach a more spritely message, or to
bring in devotion and all, but all the time you can't do that if you're
going to attempt to teach. And so, you can get those Messages if you
haven't heard them. Or you can get perhaps the manuscripts, I don't
think you can get them from 'Spoken Word, my manuscripts were printed up
for me by someone else. But, you go over it yourself and you see what
you find on this subject. Now, before we begin the message, let's bow
our heads once more in prayer.

	Heavenly Father, we come tonight, Lord, relative to Your Word. We know,
my God, that Thy Word is alive, is quickening sharper than a two-edged
sword. We know, my God, that everything lies in It. That You, Yourself,
designated that You were the Word. And so, our Father, we're looking at
You to show us the truth. Knowing that of ourselves, we don't have it.
But, because of a vindicated Message we have the truth all out before
us. We know that we have all the mysteries revealed, that we've heard
from You Lord. And we believe there's no more Message left, we have
heard the end time Message as Your prophet was giving us to bring that
Word to us. But, Lord, we have a legacy in the Holy Spirit, that we can
now take the Word that was taught to us, and we might understand It.

	And thereby have our faith perfected, because we know that Enoch walked
with God, and was not on the grounds of faith. And we know that two
cannot walk together unless they be agreed. And there cannot be any
agreement, or the merging of the mind unless there's an understanding.
And so, Father, we look to You tonight for the understanding of Thy
Word, which brings us into the realm of absolute pure, unadulterated,
faith. Which we believe, Lord, will bring us right back into
restoration, and right back to the Kingdom of Almighty God, where we can
come into the Resurrection, the Rapture and the Millennium.

	And so, Father, now we know that You'll be able to by Your Spirit teach
the words Lord, that You've given us exactly as You gave Them. That
there might not be any error, there might not be any errors said, or
thought. But everything be just exactly right. We have confidence in You
tonight, Lord, that this will happen. And so, we praise You for it, and
glorify Your Name. And we ask it all in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

1.	Now, if you all have your Bibles, you can turn quickly o Ephesians 1:
we'll read just one verse.

		(5) 	Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus 		
			Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

	"Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ
to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will." 

	In Romans 8:19

		(19) 	For the earnest expectation of (creation) waiteth for the
manifestation 					(or the unveiling) of the sons of God.

	"The earnest expectation of creation waiteth for the unveiling, or the
manifestation of the sons of God." 

	In verse 23

		(23) 	And not only they, (or creation) but ourselves also, which have
the 						firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, 						waiting for the adoption…the redemption of our body.

	Now, you'll notice here, that two verses which I read had to do with
the adoption. Ephesians 1:5, and Romans 8:23. While Romans 8:19 spoke of
the manifestation. Now, the Bible tells us that all creation is waiting
for the unveiling of the sons of God. Until that time the Bible tells us
that creation is in bondage to corruption. Notice that 21st verse.
Because the creation itself also should   be delivered from the bondage
of corruption into the liberty of the glory. Not glorious liberty, but
it's actually the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

2.	Now, today nature is corruptible. We know that nature is almost
entirely corrupted. But we thank God that there's coming a time when
nature cannot any be longer corrupted. In other words, there'll be no
more pollution, there'll be no more problems in this earth, because man
in going to be unveiled as the son of God, and of course this will bring
about the restoration of nature itself.

	Now, we also notice here that those who are born of Christ's Spirit,
possess the very Life of Christ within them, are also groaning, because
they are corruptible. And they are waiting for the adoption. You'll
notice that in verse 23. And not only nature or creation is groaning and
having a problem, but It says, "We ourselves, who have the first-fruit
of the Spirit." And of course, the first-fruit Spirit is the Spirit of
the Resurrection. Because Christ is the first-fruit. And remember, He is
the first-fruit from the dead. (See?) 

	So, if you have that same Spirit, then you already have the Spirit of
the Resurrection within you. And It says here that even though they've
got It, they're groaning, because they're also waiting for this
manifestation, this adoption, this placing of sons. Because the word
'adoption' means, 'the placing of sons'. 

3.	Now, all creation in nature is waiting for the manifestation, the
positioning of the sons of Almighty God. Now, we can draw conclusion
then from what we have discovered so far in the Scripture. And that is,
the manifestation of the sons of God for which all creation is looking,
is in reality the placing of the sons of God. In other words, Paul here
is not talking about two different things. You know, many times you read
in Scripture, and you say, "Well, there's two different words used and
so there's two different things." But that's not so. The unveiling is
actually the positioning, or the adoption of the sons of God.

	Now, to the sons it is placing, and to the world it is manifestation.
In other words, they'll see something that is brought forth into view.
Because I think the word …word manifestation comes from the word,
'manual' means to place into view.

	Now, to the sons it is placing. It is, see. To the world it's
manifestation. In other words, the world will see what the sons already
know. You're going to actually be allowed to see this great thing that
is going to take place at the end of this age.

4.	Now, we also know that this manifestation, or placing, can come only
at one time. And that's at the end time. Now, let's look at Romans 8:23
and see that. 

		(23) 	And not only (nature, creation. They call it 'they' here in King
James 					Version, the word 'they' is not in the original) but
ourselves also, 						which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, (we
that are born again) even 					we ourselves groan within ourselves,
waiting for the adoption…the 					redemption of our body. 

	Now, with that let's check out 1 Corinthians 15: because that talks
about this corruptible condition going, and in verses 51-54, Paul said: 
 

		(51) 	Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we
shall 						all be changed,

		(52) 	In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for
the 						trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, 						and we shall be changed.

	Now, notice what he says about the change of the man that's living at
the time that the dead are raised to incorruptibility.

		(53) 	For this corruptible… (See?) 

5.	Not that which has corrupted, (see?) not those who have gone on. But
those who are standing there this corruptibility. Now, this word
'corruptibility' is something like me scratching myself. And if I keep
scratching the material here, I'll wear a hole in it. (See?) In other
words, it can be deteriorated, and fall into disuse. 

		(53) 	…this corruptible must put on (incorruptibility, is that which
						cannot 	be corrupted) and this mortal (or death doomed) must 					
put on (that which is immortal, meaning that death has no effect 					
whatsoever upon it, it's invulnerable, it's no longer death doomed, 				
	it's into another category.)    

		(54) 	So, when this corruptible shall have put on (incorruptibility),
and 						this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be
brought 						to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up
in victory.

		(55) 	O death, where is thy sting? O (death) where is thy victory?

	That word 'grave' is not in the original, it's 'death'. "Oh death where
is thy victory?"

6.	Now, you'll notice that Paul said in chapter 8, concerning the fact
that we're waiting for this time to happen, when nature and man will no
longer be plagued from death. (See?) And it's at the end time. So, this
placing or adoption could only take place in the time slot of the
Resurrection and the Rapture. Now, you noticed I said, "time slot." I'm
watching my words very carefully, so you keep your ears very carefully.
My mouth is careful, you must keep your ears careful. (See?) We got
not…not hammering at you, but just warning you, be very careful. It's
in the time slot that this manifestation takes place. (See?) Because
corruptibility cannot take place until a certain area within the
programmed times of God. It's in resurrection season. Notice the word
'season', didn't say 'moment'. Said, 'season'.  (See?) You got to watch
it.

	Now, you will also notice according to Ephesians 1:3-5, that this
adoption, or manifestation is the ultimate purpose of God for the
Church. "And it has remained unrevealed mystery until now." I'm quoting
from Bro. Branham.

7.	You say, "Bro. Vayle it's been a revealed mystery." I contradict you.
Not meaning you here,              I mean the principle. I contradict
the principle of thought. Bro. Branham said, "It was an unrevealed
mystery."  (See?) Because the mysteries cannot be revealed until their
season. Now, if you believe that we're at the end time, then you're
going to have to gear your mind to that which is end time Word. You
don't gear your mind to what has gone on before. That's been fulfilled,
it's passed away.

	You say, "Bro. Vayle, the Word of God doesn't pass away." I contradict
you again. The Word of God does pass away when It is fulfilled.  It
says, "Heaven and earth shall not pass away until all be fulfilled." 
[Matthew 24:35] Now, you don't rub it out and say, "Well, it's not going
to be in the heaven, once it's fulfilled here, it does not reoccur,
unless it has a compound application. But where do you find a compound
application on a First Resurrection?  One only. (See?) And you know that
the corruptibility leads, and incorruptibility comes in the First
Resurrection. (See?) Because that's Bride.

8.	Now, we go to Ephesians 1: and look at It, because I mentioned what
it was already. Now notice, 3-5

		(3) 	Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath 
					blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ:

		(4)	According as (God has) chosen us in (Jesus Christ) before the 				
	foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame 					
before him… (period, that's the Greek)

		(5) 	(In love) Having predestinated us… (the predestinating act of
God, 					which give Him the sovereign right to chose one and to reject
the 						other is love.)

	How many believe that? Come on, let me see your hands. Do you really
believe it? How many can say, "Amen?" [congregation says 'Amen'] Well, a
little weak in spots, you ain't got the joy I got. Because Paul said,
"That the sovereign electing power of God is whereby we give thanks to
God."  2 Thessalonians. Now, are you getting a little better now? I want
to see you that spirit come up. We can't have any doubt here at all
about a God who doesn't act in love. The world is convinced that God is
an ogre if He chooses one and leaves the other.

	I'm absolutely convinced that God being God, and God being love, and
God being what He said He was, I got no argument. I've come to that
stoic place where I believe, "shall not the Judge of all this world do
right?" [Genesis 18:25] Amen! Now, we're getting somewhere. I'm
wandering off my subject, but I'm getting somewhere just the same. I
want you to feel the Spirit of Reality, because that's where we're at.
We're at right at the closing day. (See?) Journey is almost over. We're
nearing the shore. Believe me we're not paddling any longer trying to
get there, where there is going to be a wave take us right in to the
presence. Now:  

		(5)	(In love) Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by
						Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his
will,

	Now, this is the ultimate purpose of Almighty God. (See?) The ultimate
purpose of the placing of sons of Almighty God. Now, an ultimate is a
conclusion. Not only the greatest, it's also a   conclusion. This is the
very ultimate. 

9.	Now, with this we go to Ephesians 1: …beginning in verse 8.  

		(8) 	Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

		(9) 	Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to 	
				his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: (See, the 					
purpose of God is to bring forth these sons.)

		(10) 	That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather
						together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven,
and 						which are on earth; even in him:

		(11) 	In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being
predestinated 					according to the purpose of him who worketh all
things after the 						counsel of his own will:

		(12) 	That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted
in (Him).

10.	Now, also in Ephesians 3: Paul said beginning at verse 1

		(1)       For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you
Gentiles,

		(2) 	If (you've) heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which
is 						given me to you-ward:

		(3) 	How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as    
      					I wrote afore in few words,

	He already wrote It, that first chapter. (See?) 

		(4) 	Whereby, when (you) read, (you) may understand my knowledge      
            				in the mystery of Christ)

	Now, Paul had a knowledge, but notice:

		(5) 	Which in other (generations) was not made known unto the sons of 
				men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by
the 					Spirit;

	Now, you notice right here this give the lie to those people who think
that any age by the Holy Ghost you can pick up the Bible and have a full
revelation. You couldn't do it. Because It says here Paul, himself said
what the old prophets were looking at, they looked at darkly. They never
had the revelation Paul had. You say, "I believe David did." Now, David
didn't. Say, "I believe Daniel." You're wrong, because Paul said they
didn't.

	Now, what about at the end time? (See?) You're coming into the full
revelation according to the Book of Revelation where It says, "All the
mysteries of God are going to be revealed." (See?) Progressively coming
up into a full revelation.

11.	So, a man goes to Bible School said, "I know it." He doesn't know
for nothing. How is he going to know? How could the Wesleyans know what
we know? Presbyterian's go back to what? The 'Westminster Confession of
Faith', I believe it is. And the Baptist go back to Philadelphia. Both
are wonderful. How can the Presbyterians, or Methodists, or Baptists, or
anyone else in the face of what I have read and they know to be the
truth; the Pentecostal, how can they believe that they have a full
revelation back there? When the Bible tells us distinctly it's at the
end time when the full revelation comes. Here's the mystery right here
that could not be known, could be merely guessed at until the end time.
(See?) 

	Now, bringing this out, notice he said, this mystery here Paul wrote
about, he said, "The prophets could only look at It, and know It was
there, but they couldn't really apprehend It." I want to tell you, let's
read a little further which he said here:  

		(6) 	That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body,
and 					partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

	And do you believe that's the truth? Let's find out if it's the truth.

12.	Let's just prove a couple of points, …let's go to the Book of Acts
3: Peter full of the Holy Ghost. Now, in chapter 3:25 

		(25) 	(You) are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant
which 						God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, (that) in
thy seed 					(should) all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

		(26)	 (And) Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent
him 					to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his
iniquities.

	Now listen, Peter by the Holy Ghost quoted the Scripture that said the
Gentiles were going to come into the Kingdom by Jesus Christ. Then God
gave him a vision of eating unclean things, and he said, "Nope, not me,
never touch them."

	And God said, "Don't you dare call common, or unclean which I have
cleansed." [Acts 10:15]

	And then Peter goes right down to the house of Cornelius, and he
staggered to find out that God fulfilled the very word that he spoke
under an anointing.  Hey, Amen! Now you can see what I'm talking about.
Where do you get this idea then you can get it all at one time? Even
under manifestation of God's Word being fulfilled, the apostle Peter did
not understand It. No more than the Jews understood what they were doing
when they saw the Lamb of God, and turned Him down. (See?) 

13.	Peter did not even realize what God was doing, though he prophesied
what the prophets had already prophesied. And then when God brought it
to manifestation, Peter was about to turn It down, except he followed
the full manifestation. And he knew that the Gentiles were receiving the
Holy Ghost. And here the very anointed Word was fulfilled. What about
our day? You got the same thing. Just because we've got a Bible doesn't
mean the revelation has all been given. Whose to know what that
revelation is? Except the hour which it was appointed.

	And how many even received the revelation of the appointed hour? You
got a picture right here you can't deny it. Peter full of the Holy
Ghost, the one to whom God gave the keys. He even doubted his own
anointing by the Holy Ghost. You say he made an error. Thank God, he
just made a simple error. But, you see, he swung right to the truth.
Why? Because he was elected Seed. You can't deny this. Come on, go
ahead. You can't deny the truth and you know it. (See?) 

14.	Now, the unfolding revelation. See, Paul brings it out. Now, "the
Gentiles, fellow heirs, where of I was made a minister, according to the
gift of the grace of God."  [Ephesians 3:6-7] Was he made a minister?
Why, he was an apostle to the Gentile. Very same Peter prophesied.  And
what about our day? Don't you think God's got to send a man, or men to
fulfill what He said for this day? (See?) 

	No, we go on further now. "Unto me, who am less than the least of all
saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ. And to make all men see what is the
fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world (or
that's from times immemorial, times eternal) hath been hid in God, who
created all things by Christ. To the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be made known by the
church, (nobody else, nobody else. What's it going to make known?) the
manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he
purposed in Christ Jesus." [Ephesians 3:8-11]  

15.	What was it? It's to bring forth manifested sons, God gave all of
His wisdom and prudence in order to do it. Now, Paul says right here,
"The whole world is going to see what God has in His mind. Why hasn’t
He done it? Not time.

	 Church, First Age couldn't have it. Second Age couldn't have it. Third
Age couldn't have it, Fourth Age couldn't have it. Fifth Age and Sixth
Age couldn't have it. And there's only one Age left and that's the
Seventh, and it's got to have it, or the whole thing is a mess.

	For the Bible just hit it in a few places and just pass on. You got
nothing but a 'Passover Plot'. Only one time it could happen, Seventh
Church Age. (See?) Why? Because He hasn't done it in the other Six. Now,
is God going to go off? Is He going to abdicate the Throne? I've got
news for you, He's on the Throne, and He's going to do exactly what He
said. That in the fullness of time, He is absolutely going to bring into
full view what He said He'd bring into full view. That the manifold
wisdom of God, many facets is going to be shown to us.

16.	Now, with this we read along in Ephesians 4:9 

		(9) 	(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended
first 						into the lower parts of the earth? 

	Who's that? That's Jesus. What did He do? He ascended. Before He could
ascend He descended. Right? Where did He go? Lowest parts of the earth.
Did His body go there? No, just went to the earth. What went there? The
soul went there. "I will not leave my soul in hell," [Psalms 16:10]
lowest parts of the earth. All right, notice:

		(10) 	He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above
all 						heavens, that he might fill all things.)

	Now, just a minute, as they say you know, this is not redundancy, this
is a statement of two different facts. Verse 9 says, "He that ascended,
He first of all went down." Now then, It says, "He that ascended above
all things." And Who is that? Christ. What does It say? Said, "He
descended." 

 	Then the Bible tells me that Jesus came down in human flesh, died upon
Calvary. Body went to the grave, soul went to hell. God raised Him, took
Him to Heaven, sent Him back. Came back as the Holy Ghost. Now, where's
your three gods?  Every Trinitarian theologian knows this. There is no
Trinitarian theologian who hasn't studied Vincent. Read Vincent's word
study. He will tell you that Jesus Christ came back as the Holy Ghost.
That's all Vincent could tell us. Because, He that died, ascended, and
He that ascended, descended. You believe that's the truth? You want more
proof? We're talking about manifestation, we'll get there. 

17.	Acts 3:26, let's look at It:

		(26) 	Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to 
					bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

	When did Jesus come back to the Jews? The day of Pentecost. Show me one
time that He appeared to the Jews, the disciples. Came back and gave the
Word. God raised up Jesus and sent Him to turn away the sins. And you
can only have your sins turned away if you're born again. Otherwise,
He'll meet you. He came back as the Holy Ghost. (See?) 

	Now, watch what He did when He did this. "He gave some apostles,
prophets teachers, evangelists, pastors." [Eph 4:11] What for? "For the
perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying
(that's the building up) of the body of Christ." [Ephesians 4:12] How do
you build a thing up? Well, in a little body, I think you start with a
spinal column, don't you? I think that's what comes in first, they tell
me, I don't know…I hate to fool with the human body. I used to get
sick in school when they studied hygiene and stuff. I just can't take
it, the sight of blood especially won't just drive me to panic. So, I
don't know exactly how babies start when it come to the spinal column,
or some other part of them. I don't know how they develop. But
understand that's it. If that's the case, then it's the foundation of a
child.  

18.	Then the ministry is responsible to bring about the full body of
Jesus Christ over a period of time. (See?) To bring it into
manifestation. Right. Because a baby must be manifested. (See?) Becomes
the birth.

	Now, till we all come, (a-double-l [all]) we still are not all in. I
believe there's still people out there waiting to be born again. If
they're not, then they're already in. They're already in, any minute now
could be the Resurrection. But, it couldn't happen that all could have
this until all came in. Because it's a body. (See?) Now, "All come in
the unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God," (now
listen) it's got to come unto a perfect man. It's got to come, "into the
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." [Eph 4:13] (See?)
It's got to do that. Can't come short of It, it's got to come to It. In
other wise, what's the Bible all about? (See?) 

	We just can't say, "Well look, I'm just going to stop here. (See?) I
think I'll come a long way now, and I think this ought to do it." Oh no,
no sir. There's a Church that's in the building. (See?) It's being
built. And It's got to come, "unto the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ." You show me a church that ever, had It. (See?)
Never has, but it's got to have It. Otherwise the Bible is wrong. (See?)
We got to get to this place.

19.	Now, how is It going to come? It's coming through a ministry of
ministers. (See?)  Now notice, 

"That we be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness,
whereby they lie in wait to deceive. But speaking the truth in love, may
grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ."
[Ephesians 14-15] 

	It tells you, until this time there will be amongst the people a
misunderstanding and a mishandling of the Word of God. But, there's
coming a time when that won't be. There's coming a time when you no more
be a child. In other words, you will no longer need to be taught, but
you will take authority. You will come into possession of your
inheritance. Now, this has to come to pass. And a ministry is to be
available in order to bring it to pass. (See?) And it's in the Church
that this is taking place. "From whom, (that's Christ) from whom the
whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint
supplieth…"  How many joints are there in a Church? Seven joints,
Seven Church Ages. Seven Church Ages under the ministry will bring forth
exactly what that Church needs to bring it unto the full stature of the
measure of that man which is Christ Jesus. It's going to come. Now,
"…according to the effectual working in the measure of every part,…"
[Ephesians 4:16] Notice, "in the measure of every part." 

20.	Now, brother/sister, you are not children, you know that God speaks
of diverse measures. Hold your finger there, go to Romans 12:4, Paul
speaking and he says,

		(4) 	For as we have many members in one body, and all members have 			
		not the same office:

		(5) 	So, we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members
					one of another.

		(6) 	Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given
to 						us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the
proportion 						of faith; (notice there, the proportion of faith.)

		(7)	 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: … (according to
what? 					Your measure, a teaching.) 

	A teaching, according to what?  Your measure, exhortation according to
your measure. Your giving, according to your measure. Your ruling,
according to your measure. Of what? Diligence. Everything is in measure.
(See?) Even your ministries are numbered. Apostles, prophets, teachers,
evangelists, pastors, (see?) five, signifying grace. 

21.	Now, he said, here, "According to the measure of every part, which
maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
[Ephesians 4:16b] It says, that God gives the measure to every joint, so
there every part, (the seven parts, see?) having what they need will
bring us up to this stature. (See?) Now, the First Age didn't have it.
It has its measure. The Second Age had its measure. The Third Age has
its measure. (See?) 

	Now, what are you getting in those Ages? You are getting the Word in
those Ages, because that's what the five-fold ministry deals with. They
don't deal with anything else. I know many people figure that you got to
have a gift ministry. Well, I've got news for you, Paul in Corinthians
12:28, (numbers) He said, "firstly, apostles; secondly, prophets;
thirdly, teachers." And he stops numbering. He said, "After that." After
what? After the five-fold ministry comes what? Miracles, healings and so
on. (See?) 

	Does he say that the pastor's got have a miracle ministry? No, they are
adjunct to the Word. Yet, how many people go overboard for gifts and
things? When it should be with the Word. It's the Word my brother, my
sister that brings Eternal Life. "Being born again not of corruptible
things, but by the Word of God which lives and abides forever." [1 Peter
1:23] And it's that Word which is given in a measure that will bring us
to the end time, and bring us up into Christ. "Every joint
(supplying)…” [Ephesians 4:16] (See?) There's a responsibility.

22.	Now, Everything I've read in Ephesians here, was not actually
fulfilled, nor could It be fulfilled till the end time. Because that is
when adoption, or placing, or positioning of the sons comes into being.
There has got to be a time when Ephesians 4:12-14 takes place. (See?) 

		(12) 	For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry,
for 						the (building up) of the body of Christ:

		(13) 	Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge
						of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the 			
		stature of the fulness of Christ:

		(14) 	That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro,
carried 						about with wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and
cunning 						craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

		(15) 	But speaking the truth…may grow up into him in all things,
which 						is the head, even Christ:

	We are to come to the full measure of the stature of Jesus Christ. How?
By the Word of the Living God which is given in every Age. Now listen,
there cannot be a fullness of Christ until the last member comes in. And
when the last member comes in, you can't add anymore, or you get
imperfection.

23.	 I remember, this was really impressed upon my mind, because years
ago when I was a kid, we had what you called a fair at our account. And
we'd bring our vegetables, and agricultural fair. And I didn't know the
first thing about judging vegetables. I thought, "Oh my, if I got a
great big, vegetable I'd win a prize. And I'd bring my great big
gargantuan vegetables into the place, and every time I lost the prize.
And it got me upset. I was mad. What it was, these three jerks, called
judges won't give me a prize when I had the biggest carrot. Well look,
they didn't judge size. They judged by the standard of perfection. And
you know, that's the Word. 

	Then I would get very unhappy because those same imbeciles as far I was
concerned, would reject my lovely rutabaga which had a prong on it. I
thought, "Well, this is really something they should give first prize
to." Because it doesn't just have the one root, it's got another root.
Like when I was a kid, I'd open an orange and I'd and I'd be so happy,
because it had a little orange inside. Now you see, now that was a
child. When I grew up I put away childish things. Now, you just don't
ask the judge to judge with such a foolish thing as that. If a vegetable
has got a prong on it, it's out. If it got something inside of it, out! 

24.	Now look, it's got to be perfect, so with that Bride. The body of
Christ cannot have one less, or one too many. We're not looking for
great big churches, and big programs and say, "millions…are going to
be saved, so that millions now living will never die." You find that
verse in the Scripture, and I will rob a bank to get you one million
dollars, if I got to shoot a guard to do it.

	You say, "You blood thirsty heathen?"  No! I'm just telling you, I'll
never in danger, it's not in the Bible. Then God won't back it up. He
won't back up a creed and dogma. But, you see what we're coming to, it's
the fullness that we're coming to. It's got to be full and the body is
not full until it's completed as Irenaeus said, "When the last elected
member to the body of Christ comes in, then comes that Rapture."  See,
Christ can come.

25.	So, you see what we're dealing with. And if this Word ministry
that's going bring it to that place. Why? Because, God said so. I'm not
Lee Vayle saying so. It doesn't matter what I say. As far as I'm
concerned, I wouldn't even preach this. This is so foreign to my concept
of what I would think is right, but it's not what I think is right. It's
what the Word of God says is right. (See?) I could say, "Well, the first
Church Age had it." 

	Look it, the First Church Age could have had the Rapture. Because they
had what that Age needed. But, they didn't have the body. The Church,
Second Age could have raptured. Didn't have the body. How would you
women like to bring forth a baby in the second month? Have a
miscarriage? The third month. Even the seventh month is dangerous. But
with God, seven is perfection. And the Seventh Church Age He is going to
bring forth His people. (See?) They're be those…there's going to come
a Resurrection and a Rapture.

 	Now, the Bride, or the body can only be filled at the end time. The
church has never yet grown up into Him, or the fullness of God would be
manifested. Now, I know that right away the thinking goes to this: While
as soon as the Bride is just ready, that's all there is to it, to be
caught up. I don't see that by Scripture. I see when the fullness comes,
then the fullness of Christ will be evident. (See?) And the fullness of
Christ to be evident means then, even that the greater works will be
done. And at no other time could this be done. Now, we're speaking as a
Church, not an individual. You notice, the theme is not for the
individual. It's the Church. Christ in the Bride, we're talking about a
people. (See?) We're identifying with what the Age will bring forth. And
the Age will bring forth a manifestation.

26.	Now, the subject of the…as Bro. Branham taught us, is difficult
for most people to understand, because they're confused about son-ship
and the placing of sons. They're confused about those two thoughts.
Also, they have been taught that the placing of sons, is the
Resurrection and is not the Capstone ministry of the Word and works of
Christ in the Bride. The reason they believe that is because of Romans
8:23. Now, let's look at it. Paul said here:

		(23)	And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the
first-fruits of 					the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting for 						the adoption, …(and the King James
Version says, 'to wit', it's not					 	in the Bible.) 

	We're waiting for the adoption. It does not say the adoption is the
resurrection body. You got two things in there. We are waiting for the
adoption, which is in resurrection season.

27.	Now, the Capstone working ministry. Now, first of all, let us see
the son-ship is not the same as the placing of sons. And in order to do
this we're going to study the Life of Christ. And from the Life of
Christ we will draw a parallel in the Scripture to our particular
position.

	Now, Christ is acknowledged as the Son of God in the Book of Matthew
3:13-17. All right:

		(13) 	Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be
baptized 					of (John.)

		(14) 	(And) John forbad (Jesus), saying, I have need to be baptized of
thee, 					and comest thou to me?

		(15) 	And Jesus answering said, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it
becometh 					us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

		(16) 	And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the 
					water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of 				God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

	And after the Spirit of God filled Him, and He became the fullness of
the Godhead bodily. 

		(17) 	(A) voice (then said,) This is my beloved Son, (in whom I am 			
		pleased to dwell) in whom I am well pleased. 

	You've noticed in here that God acknowledged the Son-ship of Jesus by
baptizing with the Holy Ghost. 

28.	The next thing you'll notice is, in Matthew 4:1-11, that Jesus is
now tested. He is led by the Spirit of God to the wilderness, and there
He is tested by the devil. Now, concerning that testing, (which you can
read for yourselves) I turn to Hebrews 5: and I read about that testing.
Notice what It says in chapter 5:7-8, speaking of Jesus. 	 		

		(7) 	Who in the days of his flesh, (what kind of flesh? Human flesh) 	
				when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying 
				and tears unto (God) that was able to save him from death, and was 	
			heard in that he feared;

		(8) 	Though he were a Son, yet (He) learned he obedience by the things
					which he suffered;

	The suffering of Christ, a Son being tested. First of all, He's
acknowledged. Secondly, He is tested. Thirdly, we go to Matthew 17:1-5

		(1) 	And after six days (after six Church Ages, put it that way if you
						want) Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, (and
brings) 						them up into a high mountain apart,

		(2) 	And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the
sun, 					and his raiment was white as light.

		(3) 	And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and (Elijah) talking 
					with him.

	Now, Jesus was not changing His physical body. This is a vision. (See?)


		(4) 	(And) Peter, said…Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou
wilt, let 					us make…three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for
Moses, and 						one for (Elijah).

		(5) 	While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and
					behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved
Son, 					in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

	In other words, "Don't hear Me anymore. I'm stepping aside." Here is
the adoption, Christ placed as a Son. As Bro. Branham said, and you can
read it for yourself in one of the tapes that   mentioned earlier, I
forget just which one, it was a tape on Adoption. He said, "When Jesus
fulfilled his ministry of complying perfectly with the Word of God." 
Believing It. Fulfilling It. Then God could say concerning Him, "You are
now ready for full authority. I'm stepping back. From now on, let the
people hear You. I am turning over the ministry to You."

 	In other words, co-equal an absolute oneness with Almighty God. (See?)
Jesus knew His day, when He was speaking of the disciples, He knew His
day, that day, wherein He said, "In that day you shall know that I am in
the Father, and the Father in Me." [John 14:20] (See?)  This is the
placing, or the manifestation of the Son of God. When God took Him out
and rose Him before the people. Before the witness of angels. (See?) And
set Him forth and said, "This is My Son." (See?) The adoption.

30.	Now, let's look It up. Do we have the same thing given to us
according to Scripture? Do we have an acknowledgement? Do we have a
testing? Do we have a placing? We go first of all to Galatians 4: 5-7  

		(5) 	To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive 			
		the adoption of sons.

		(6) 	And because (you) are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his
						Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

		(7)	Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son,
then 						an heir of God through (Jesus) Christ.

	Now, you'll notice in here, that God does not give you the Holy Ghost
in order to make you a son. Now, this is legalistic
teaching...Methodist, Pentecostal, Church of Christ, all the rest, are
legalistic. You see, they don't believe you're a son. They believe
through some divine alchemy you that were a hog, and a dog, (right?)
sow, dog, goat. By some divine alchemy, God made you, changed you from a
dog to a sheep. From a hog to a sheep, from a goat to a sheep. Now,
that's nonsense. Because God laid down the irrevocable law, that
everything comes by the seed.

	You always were a son of God. (See?) God gives you the Spirit, because
you are a son. The Holy Ghost does not make you a son. The Holy Ghost is
given because you are a son. Now, if you don't believe me, believe the
Bible. Because you are sons, God hath sent forth His Spirit. God sent
forth the Spirit to Christ, because He was the Son. Not to make Him a
Son, but because He was the Son.

	Remember, God said to John the Baptist, "Upon Whom you see the Spirit
of God descending and remaining, that One is the Son of God.” The Holy
Ghost did not make Him a Son of God. He was the Son of God. It was the
acknowledgment of God, "This is My Son." (See?) Sealing Him in.

31.	Okay, with this Galatians 3:26-29 

		(26) 	For (you) are all the children of God by faith in (Jesus)
Christ.

	This is your …?... That's where your faith went, because you are.
(See?) 

		(27 	(For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ (to) put on
						Christ.

		(28) 	(For) there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither bond nor free,
neither 						male nor female: (you) are all one in Christ Jesus.

		(29) 	And if (you are) Christ's, then (you're) Abraham's seed, and
(you're) 					heirs according to the promise.

	What's the promise? The Holy Ghost. And because you are Seed, you
receive the Holy Ghost. If you weren't seed, you wouldn't receive the
Holy Ghost. Because it's the Word, the Holy Spirit that 's thrown upon
Seed to bring forth the life. (See?) 

32.	Now, let's go a little further. Let's go to Acts 10: 44-46, same
thing.

		(44) 	While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all
them 						which heard the word.

		(45) 	And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as 
					many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was 				
	poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

	They were astonished, they did not know that these were Abraham's Seed.
But, because           they were Abraham's Seed, the Holy Ghost was
poured upon them, and you see this is the acknowledgement that these are
the sons of God, because they have received the Holy Ghost.  Then how
could anybody say he's a son of God and deny the baptism with the Holy
Ghost, and say, "I have the Holy Ghost when I believed?" You did not
have the Holy Ghost when you believed. You received the Holy Ghost after
you believed.

	You say, "But Bro. Vayle, I got these wonderful friends."
Brother/sister, when are you going to come to the day that every man be
a liar, but God be true? You say, "Where do you stand?" I stand that Lee
Vayle is a liar, an abject abysmal liar. "Coming into the world, (Bro.
Branham says,) speaking lies, let God be true."

	You say, "Well, what if he's cast in hell?" Let God be true. "What if
everything you stand for goes to ashes?" Let God be true. You know why?
Because He is true. And I'm not going to be the kind of a fool that
denies it. Not trying to be hard, but nailing it down. You can't resist
God, or change His mind. Then don't try. God acknowledging, His Son.
(See?) 

33.	Who was this Jesus? Let's walk Him down the street. He couldn't tell
Him from another fellow. You couldn't tell a thing different from Him.
My buddy, talking to a certain individual that had his clerical garbs
on, and he talked about Christ. And he said, "You know, I don't think He
had to wear a certain garment, (you know) to make the people know who He
was. Have your collar turned on backward and any other way. For this
kind of a title and that kind of a title.

	You couldn't tell Jesus from anybody else going down the road. When
John said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the
world." [John 1:29] They just sneered and snorted. They said, "What
nonsense is that? Lamb of God? Why Lamb of God takes away sin? That's a
creature to shed blood, and put it on the altar."

	Now, the Word of God distinctly says, "You can't shed man's blood as a
sacrifice to God. And don't you dare tell me that's the Lamb of God. Get
that John the Baptist out of here." But, we people that call ourselves
Christians. Oh, how we shed our tears over those poor people who turn
down the Lamb of God. And then they'll turn down a vindicated prophet,
who had 'Thus Saith the Lord'.  What's the matter with people"

34.	Now listen, we've got no time brother/sister, to be shilly-shally
hypocrites, and everything. Let's get down and face reality. Is there
such a thing, or isn't there? Was there a man with 'Thus Saith the
Lord'? It there was, how come a God is so weak, so ridiculously stupid,
as to let a man come on the scene with 'Thus Saith the Lord', and It
comes right to pass. You think that God has that little integrity
concerning His Own honor; that He would let a man come in the Name of
the Lord, 'Thus Saith the Lord', and that thing come to pass if God
wasn't behind that man? What kind of a God do people think we're
serving? (See?) I think we're back to the day when God is some
be-whiskered poor old be-fogy guy, leaning on a cloud and said, "Oh my,
oh my, not my kind of a God" 

	How jealous are we of our honor if somebody came and said, "I want to
tell you Mr. Bob Uriah Jones said so and so." (I got to throw something
like that, because nobody's here tonight, is Bob Uriah Jones, not
calling names out now.) Why if Bob Uriah Jones was living and the guy
said, said the wrong thing, he'd say, "Listen fellow, I want to tell you
I never said that." Now, you think of a man born in sin like you and I
are born in sin have the common decency and courtesy to stand in a
little chicken pickin’ bit of idea we got for our little integrity,
because we got nothing. (See?) Just pecking out there a little bit of
crumb here, like a bunch of chickens. Because that's what we were, sort
of you know, we're eagles really, we're out there with the chickens.
Picking around with that bunch.

35.	What do you think about God? You think He's little picking here and
picking there? Not my God. You don't change Him, you don't fool with
Him. (See?) Now, here's where we stand. (See?) We stand on the truth of
the Bible that God indicates His Son. Yet, how many people were told
they got a, (you know) almost…I don't know what they'd been taught, I
know the many things         I was taught about receiving the Holy
Ghost. You almost think you had to learn to twist God's arm somehow.
Brother/sister, we live in taught right. There's been no doubt, no fear
about receiving the Holy Ghost. Because He Himself said, "If you know
how to give good gifts, how much will the Father give the Holy Ghost to
them that ask Him?" [Matthew 7:11]  (See?) God giving the Holy Spirit
indicating who His sons are.

36.	Now, are these sons tested? Let's find out. Galatians 4:1-2  

		(1) 	Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth
nothing 						from a servant, though he be lord of all;

		(2) 	But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the
father.

	Now, It tells you right here, the truth of the matter is children,
their sons, their heirs, that's right, but they've got to be under
discipline, which is the training that Jesus Christ went through. Now
remember, He grew in stature and in favor with God and man. It was an
actual demonstrable, or demonstrated growth in the life of Jesus Christ.

	You say, "Well, He was born to be the receptacle of God and to be
manifested." That's just fine, I'm all for it, because that's the truth,
but He had to grow. (See?) He came under submission. (See?) Now
remember, as He was under submission to His parents. I just use that
word loosely, because only Mary was a parent. Joseph had nothing to do
with it. See, using it very loosely.

	But, He was under authority to Joseph. Except where it came to the Word
of God drawing that different. "Know ye not, I must be about my Father's
business?" [Luke 2:49b] "I only say what He says and do what He tells me
to do." Now, you see, here's where your obedience comes in. The training
comes in. The child training.  

37.	Now, with this, we go to Romans 8:18-23, and we see the very same
thing. All right:

		(18) 	For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not
worthy 						to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed...

	Now, you cannot have a statement like that and not realizing the
sufferings precedes glory. And glory is based upon suffering. (See?) And
the suffering has to do with the Word. Jesus Christ did not suffer
except through that Word. Joseph did not suffer except through that
Word. Neither do we suffer except through that Word. Persecution always
comes by the Word. "We don't stone you for good work, we stone you
because you stayed with the Word, you made yourself God." [John 10:33]
What else should have He made Himself? If He said, "If deny I'm a Son of
God, I'm a liar like you." (See?) It's the Word that brings the problem.
(See?) Because this is the criterion. Now, we keep reading: 

		(19) 	For the earnest expectation of the (creation waits) for the     
        						manifestation of the sons of God.

	It's waiting until the Church to get through suffering. It's got to
fill up the measure of the suffering which Christ left. You want to be
like Christ, you got to suffer like Christ. And you can only suffer and
bear fruit according to your stand on that Word.  Oh, brother/sister,
listen, I know people are going to stumble over this. But, I don't
stumble anymore, because I just believe the Word. I don’t care what
anybody thinks anymore, but I can produce a good Hindu that'll suffer
just like everything for his religion, and do a better job than most so
called Christians, or just as good. (See?) Sure. What's the suffering
going to be then? With the Word. You pin that Hindu down with the Word,
he's off like a shot. (See?) It's that Word.

38.	We are in rebellion within our own soul for only one reason. Because
we're against that Word. There can be no rebellion in any man that's one
with that Word. (See?) Now, let's examine us tonight. It's a good time
to make an examination of our hearts, brother/sister that's the truth.
If we're not towing that line and seeing the grace of God it's because
we're rebelling against that Word. (See?)

	 Now notice: He said, "Even we are having our problems."

		(20) 	For the (creation) was made subject to vanity, not willingly,
but by 					reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

	In other words, creation didn't get itself in this mess, God allowed it
with the hope that from the suffering would come a regeneration, a
restoration. (See?) Now then, let the Church go through the measure of
suffering, that Christ left to fill up. Let the body go through it. And
there's only one thing left, and that's glory. See, the members haven't
all come in, and the suffering is not completed. The Word has not been
fully revealed. I mean now, not that the prophet didn't bring the full
revelation, I mean now, concerning the fact that moment by moment of
what he said is not yet come to pass. What I'm dealing tonight hasn't
come to pass yet in Its full out flowing. (See?) 

	Now, also reading along: 

		(23) 	And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first
fruits 						of the Spirit, even we (are groaning, we're) waiting for
(that) 						adoption, … (we're waiting for the end time.)	

	And suffering will continue until the sons of God have all been
manifested through the ages by suffering, so they can be further
manifested with the glory. (See?) 

39.	Now, sons placed. Well, we read a lot of that already, the sons were
placed according to what Paul said here in chapter 8. We're waiting for
the hour. Now notice, from what I said. We have a parallel to understand
the adoption in the Life of Christ. Christ acknowledged is a Son of God,
the Holy Ghost fell upon Him. Christ tested, He learned obedience by
suffering, and showed that He was worthy to be that Son.

	Thirdly, He was manifested, or adopted in chapter 17: We go to the same
process. We are given the Holy Ghost, (because we're sons) then we are
tested, otherwise it was Hebrews 12: said we're bastard children.
Thirdly, we'll come into the manifestation which is, where God said,
"Hear you Him, I am giving Him the authority, so the authority at the
end time goes into a manifested position in the sons of God."

	Now, we can see and watch carefully, that no matter how Spirit filled
was Paul, (and you'll admit he was Spirit filled) nor, no matter how
many other mighty saints were Spirit filled in all the Ages, the placing
of sons could not take place until the time, or the season for the
redemption of the body. God now dealing with the body to bring up the
precious fruit of the earth. The bodies were not only to be redeemed
from the earth, but redemption also applies to the deliverance of the
body from physical ills and suffering.

40.	Let's go to Hebrews 11:35 and see It. All right:

		(35) 	Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were	
				tortured, not accepting (redemption. The word in the Greek is 					
deliverance, is redemption) that they might obtain a better 						
resurrection:

	Now, the only way the body can be delivered from physical problems and
temptation is by death, or by God bringing into effect at a certain time
what He promised to the end time believer, that He would not die, but
put on immortality. Right, because the bodies will not to be delivered
from the grave; they will be delivered from the temptation and the
sicknesses and the affliction, right here. There will be a deliverance.
Now, death alone can bring deliverance. Unless, God at the end time does
something special apart from death, whereby He brings that deliverance.
(See?) 

	Now, God must get the Bride back to where she was before she fell.
(See?) Now, you know that Adam and Eve were immortal under the clause of
a covenant. Prune the garden and stay away from perversion. They broke
the covenant and mortality fell. But, she's got to go back to
immortality. There's got to be a Bride in this earth that's immortal.
You know that as well as I do.

47.	Now, she's got to go back to where she was before she fell. Also, It
must be Christ working in the Bride, the same power, (now listen) the
same power that He used to overcome the grave in order for her to miss
death and bring up the rest of the Bride from the ground.

	Let's go to Ephesians 1:17-20, and see if that's true.

		(17) 	That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may 
					give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge 
				of him:

		(18) 	The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that (you) may
						know (number one) what is the hope of his calling, (two) …					
the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

		(19)	And (thirdly) what is the exceeding greatness of his power to
us-ward 					who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

		(20) 	Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead,
and 					set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

	Now, the Bible tells you right there that we are to know the actual
resurrection of Christ in authority. Because it was this power that He's
got now at the right hand of Majesty, where He has all authority. And
the Bible says that we are going to come to that authority. The actual
power of Christ in the Bride. Now, it's got to come, because Paul we're
praying for it.

	Now, if you're going to have this as the dividend and the Resurrection,
why pray for it? I don't have to pray for something as far as I'm going
to get a dividend just on its own. But Paul is praying, now of course
the Bride's by selection of God, is going to have this dividend. But,
you notice how he prays for it. He prays for it on what ground? The
ground of a revelation. (See?) The revelation which we'll have. Now, the
authority is coming.

48.	Now, having covered this much Scripture to understand that there is
to be at the end time an actual manifestation, a placing, the adoption,
(whatever you want to put it) I want to read to you what Bro. Branham
said from these various tapes. I didn't get all the quotes down, because
that would be taking six tapes. Here's what he said. 'Hear He Him'. [63-
03-13]     

[36]   	Now, you ministers know what I’m getting at: placing of a son.
Now,                                 			if that son proven to be a right
kind of a son (loved the father’s business,					 stays right with his
instructions), and then the father on a certain day 					puts that son
out before the public, (where? Before the public) sets 					set him up
on a high place, clothes him in a beautiful garment, and he 					had
what they call the adoption of a son, placing a son positionally what 		
		he was. (See?) They had a ceremony, and the father said, “This, my
son, 					I adopt him or place him positionally.” And if they had
checks in those days, 				that son’s name on the check was just as
good as his father’s name because 				he was placed. And the son could
hire and fire whom he wanted to; he was in full 			possession of what
the father had.

[37]	Now, we see, Jesus had proven to God that He’d been the right
kind of Son. 				And God took Him up on the top of the mountain, brought
witnesses out there				—both heavenly and earthly—and clothed Him in
immortality. “His garments 				shone like the sun.” Something
supernatural had taken place.

49.	 Notice the word, 'Something supernatural, had taken place'. God was
showing that He had received Him. 

		That’s the thing that God will do to His sons here on earth someday.
He will 				call you aside, Church, if you’ll only obey Him and stand
on the Word and 				believe it. And He will place into the Church,
before the coming of Jesus Christ				… All the powers that Christ had
in Him… All that God was, He poured into 				Jesus; all that Jesus
was, He pours (not poured, past tense, he pours, p-o-u-r-s. 				This is
the imperfect tense going on. (See?) He is pouring) into the Church. 			
God wanting His work done, He sent it into His Son; the Son wanting the 
				work done, sent it into the Church. “At that day, you’ll know
that I’m in the 				Father, the Father in Me, and I in you…” At
that day, because the same power 				that is in us in Jehovah God,
rested in Jesus Christ. The same power that rested 				in Jesus Christ,
rests in the placed sons in the body of Christ. (See?)  

[38] 	Placing of a son… Took him out in a certain place, have a
ceremony before 				Angels, and place him positionally what he is in the
body of Christ. (What he 				is, see?) Then that person has the
authority. (Not before.) Let me say, that if 				you count me a fanatic
from this night on. The very same thing that I’m speaking 				of will
be done. There’ll be a power come into the Church, and now is coming, 
			in that the Holy Spirit will so anoint the people, till they’ll
speak the Word and 				It will create Itself like that. (In other words,
what was spoken.)  We haven’t seen 				powers that's coming into the
Church now. (In other words, it wasn't there before, 				coming in now.)
I know it for a fact. “Say unto this mountain be moved. Don’t 			
doubt in your heart, but believe what (you say) shall come to pass, and
you 				can have what you have said”: the placing of the Church in
position, …

            power of the Holy Ghost comes into the Church. Then
critics’ mouths will

            be shut. It’ll be a short time. Jesus just came off the
mountain, went straight

            to Calvary. Notice, it won’t last long, but it’ll be
here.

50.	 [Adoption # 3 60-05-22]

[85] 	Adoption, placing positionally! Where they at? Show me where
they’re at. 					God calling His children aside by manifestation. They
don’t have to say 					one word about it, you see things happened.
Positionally placing His son, 					getting him into order just exactly
with the same thing. He’s just as in much 				authority, his word’s
just as good as an Archangel, better. The son was 					adopted, put on a
high place, set out there, changed his robes, changed his 				colors.
The father had a ceremony, and said, “This is my son, from henceforth 
			he’s governor. He’s the ruler. He’s over all my heritage. All
that I got belongs 				to him.”

	[Bro. Vayle begins reading from paragraph 163]

[163]	 Do you believe in dispensations? …dispensation of the fulness
of time.” 					…dispensation of the Mosaic Law …dispensation of
John the Baptist. 					The dispensation of Christ. …the dispensation
of organization. There was	 				dispensation of the outpouring of the
Holy Ghost. Now is the dispensation 					of adoption, … the world’s
waiting, groaning. “…when the dispensation of 				the fullness of
time comes.” … When the dead rises, when sickness ceases					…when
all the earth ceases to groan….

	Right here today. see? it is. This is not Age number Six, this is Age
number Seven. It's here. (See?) You're not waiting for some dim, dim
distant future. This is the hour. You say, "I don't see anybody raise
the dead." So, what! This is still the hour. (See?) No matter what you
say or don't say, what you see and don't see. This is the hour. (See?) 

51.	Now, continuing 'Adoption' # 3 

[ 216]   But this is the day of the manifestation of the sons of God,
when the mysteries 				(which) been hid since the foundation of the
world is to be made known. 

	Now, if the mysteries had been made known, then we're in the day of the
manifestation. Why? Because this is the end time. This is what the
ministries are for to bring us up to this place. (See?)      I know the
world is not looking for it. They're just looking for suddenly there'll
be trains going down the tracks with no engineers. This is so silly,
because they've taken almost all the trains off. Now, where's that
saying gone to? Who even needs a pilot to bring in an airplane? Put it
on automatic there she goes. Now, where's your crashes? You see how the
words of man becomes so silly and futile, because they cannot be
fulfilled. 

	Don't mixed your own ideas with Scripture, just stay with the Word of
God. God's not going to back up your word and mine. "Oh Bro. Vayle, I
prayed." So, what! God can forgive you for praying in ignorance, but
it's just not the best thing to do. That's right, many people praying in
ignorance. God can't bless your word and my word. He's got to bless His
Own Word. Remember, He exalts His Word above His Name, and we always
pray in His Name. So, It's His Word He exalts above It, so pray His
Word. Right? Some great man of God said years ago, and I always loved
the idea, but never knew where it came from. He said, "God wants only to
hear His Own Word given back to Him in prayer." Now, I know where it's
in the Bible, I have greater love than ever for it.

52.	 'Predestinated Mystery of His Will' [Adoption # 4- 60-05-22]

[34]  	We got a ministry coming that’s just exactly like the life of
Christ. What					 does that ministry identify? The Coming of the Lord. 

	After the Church takes its position. We're called to the adoption by
the Holy Spirit. And when a man takes his position what God has called
him to, and stands to the end of the road going after the law. They'll
be going after the law, it says right here. Don’t be slacking off.
Many people say, "Well, I wonder if we can still win souls? I believe
maybe it's all over." I don't believe it's over. 

	Win all the souls you can. In 1964 the last thing Bro. Branham said to
me when I went to New York. He said to me, "Win all the souls you can
I'll be praying for you." That was in November '64. He never did cease,
to take the position of casting that net. (See?) 

53.	Now, reading further. ['Adoption' # 4]

[80] 	Why is the world and nature groaning and crying…? For the
manifestation 				of the sons of God, when true sons, born sons, filled
sons speak and their 					word is backed. I believe we’re on the
border of it right now. Yes, sir. Say					 to this mountain, let it be
so. 

[81] 	“Brother, I desire so-and-so, a certain thing done. I’m a
believer in Jesus 					Christ.” 

[82] 	“I give it to you in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
There’s a manifestation. 

[83] 	“Oh, brother, my crops are burning up out yonder. I haven’t
had any rain.” 

[84] 	“I’ll send you a raining, in the Name of the Lord Jesus
Christ.” There it 					 comes…. 

	Now, there's many more quotations. But, from these it is evident…now,
to me it's evident,            I don't know about you. Now, you do what
you want. To me this is evident that this is the Third Pull
manifestation in the Bride.

54.	Now, I may cause controversy here, but it's okay by me and it's
alright. I never did claim          I was infallible, that's the
prophet's job. But as I understand what Bro. Branham taught, this
manifestation from what he taught in '60, and in '62, and carried over
into '63, '64 and '65 and calling it the Third Pull can only be the same
thing, because they do the same thing. (See?) 

	I believe it's the manifestation of the Third Pull on the Bride. I
don't say now it's the Third Pull on the Bride, I said it's the
manifestation of it. (See?) Because that Third Pull's been announced.
Or, speaking the Word and what they say comes into being. The words of
no man can do that. Only the Word of God can do that. So, the Word and
the Bride become one, and she has 'Thus Saith the Lord'. Isn't that what
God said, "This is My Son, hear Him?" 

	All right, then what about the fact we say the same things He says it
comes to pass? You got the same authority. Bro. Branham said, "When that
(Word, that) Bride becomes so one with the Word in order to approach
unto Him, to be united with Him, she will have 'Thus Saith the Lord'."
And he said, "There'd be no man will ever change her mind, or get her to
do opposite." And she won't speak unless she has It. (See?) What kind of
a person us that going to be? A manifested son.

55.	Now, the prophet said the Church could do this only when she is
positonally placed. That's exactly right. As I understand 'adoption'
this would take place before the Resurrection, or our change. For to me
there would be no necessity of giving rain when we're already changed.
You say, "Well, that could be to the total lost then." That's the lost.
Then by that time they know too late, you could be right there. But from
what Bro. Branham taught, it's my understanding that this will take
place before the Resurrection, and it could continue during it. As I
understand it I say.

	Now, since this adoption is the manifestation that all can see, and
will truly make a difference between Bride and non-bride, it might make
some wonder why Bro. Branham said that the showdown is Mount Zion, or
the Rapture. Also, why did he tell us and caution us not to look for
some great sweeping thing. (See?) Say, "Well, it's going to be that
manifestation, how can they not see?"  Well, let me put it this way. Up
until this time we have no way. In other words, until the manifestation
comes, there is no way to know Bride except by the Word test.

56.	A certain brother not long ago looking forward to this which is
going to come to pass, said he was accosted by UPC brothers. I don't
mean you throw off from them, because I'm not, that's just the truth of
the matter. This brother said, "Well brother, I want to tell you this,
I'd like to see a Bride. I'd like to know who is Bride.

	And this brother aghast, "I couldn't show him. I couldn't tell him. I
couldn't say, 'Brother come to my church'. I couldn't say brother go to
this church."  

	I said later on, "Why didn't you bring him to me? I'd just give him the
Word test."

	Do you believe the Bible when It says, "If a prophet comes in the Name
of Jehovah saying, 'Thus Saith the Lord' and the thing come to pass
you're supposed to hear him?" 

	Do you believe that? Then why don't you hear William Branham? Why does
some of your ministers say when he died, "Well, thank God that hypocrite
got killed, ta-ta." How come your church said, "He couldn't be right, or
he would have come to us?" Let's give the Word test. This is no great
mystery. Brother/sister, give it the Word test tonight.

57.	Did the Roman Catholics know Luther? They did not. Did the Lutherans
know Wesley? They did not. Did the Wesleyans know Pentecostals? They did
not. Did the Pentecostal know William Branham? They do not.

	You say, "You're writing everybody." I'm not writing anybody out. It's
not my job to write somebody in, un-christianize, or anything else. I
have to stand with the Word of God. Now, you do what you want!  I can't
help you one bit. You can't help one bit. It's where we take our stand
with the Word. Because heaven and earth shall pass away, but not one
Word of God till It be fulfilled.

	Now, if that Bible declares there would be, there's such a thing as a
prophet. Now, I don't say… say, "Bro. Vayle, let's face it, this is to
Israel." Well, that certainly sounds good. You mean then the Gentiles
are out entirely. What if God should send a man with 'Thus Saith the
Lord' then to a Gentile? He'd be a Gentile, what are you going to do? 
Then God back here, this man has a…Well, he's so bold, he's so
brazen."  He comes and he said, "Thus Saith the Lord!" 

58.	What about the time? What about in Africa? That man bent over like
an animal. Naked from injury shortly after birth. Bent over like a
hairpin. His hands touching the ground like his feet. With a chain
around his neck like an animal. And they making a circus performance out
of him, he'd dance up and down like an animal for a few coins. And Bro.
Branham said, "Thus Saith the Lord, you're healed."  Now come on!  Show
me of the three billion and a quarter of people in this world all
together do that one thing. 

	Show me in India the man blind looking at the sun until his eyes were
rotted out. And then the Jains and the rest of them sit there, seventeen
different ones sit there. And he said, "Let your God do it?" Now he
said, "Let's judge, if the God that I worship Jesus Christ (can) heal
this man, and make this man have his eyes open, will you believe Him?" 

	Now, let's see somebody get action. Here's a man with 'Thus Saith the
Lord'. "Thus Saith the Lord you're healed."  The man's eyes break open.
Now, show me the words of a man do that. There's where we stand so
strong with this Word. You say, "Vayle, you're a fanatic." I'll…thank
God, I'm a fanatic. I don't write anybody out of any book. You've got
the same chance I've got tonight. Certainly, these things are so. 

59.	Look, I'm going to tell you something: We believe the record of four
Gospels here, we didn't know one of them. I never saw one time that
Jesus raised the dead. That's right, I never did. I wasn't there two
thousand years ago. I wasn't there one time He opened anybody's eyes. I
wasn't there one time any cripple got healed. I wasn't there. Pooh,
throw it out. Go ahead. But, I was there twice when two people died and
he raised them both. I was there countless times when the blind eyes
opened. I was there when I went two thousand…not one miss. Every
club-foot, every cripple was healed. 

	I was there one night when he said, "I challenge you, bring me
twenty-four of your worse cases, I guarantee healing." Let's wake up.
Brother/sister, you can't even make the Bible explain the Bible. This
Book has got to come to Life! When I saw It, I was there that night. I
was there that night when he said, "I challenge you bring me
twenty-four, (or twenty-five) worse cases, guarantee healing to all. But
you... you've got prayer cards (he said) I'll lay it on your hands." He
said, "Sixty percent going through the prayer line get healed. Now, you
vote, because you got the prayer cards. Who wants to see the
twenty-four, (or twenty-five) miracles?" A couple raised their hands
maybe. I might have been one for all I know. No, I couldn't, I didn't
have a card.

	He said, "Okay, how many want to go through the prayer line?" All
raised their hands, except a few. And you know what happened that night?
There weren't twenty-four miracles, there wasn't one miss out of about
fifteen hundred to two thousand.  Do you hear what I'm saying? Not
twenty-four, but sixty times to seventy-five times twenty-four. Stand up
when a man possessed of an evil spirit, eyes blind, and he said, "I
adjure you, come out in Jesus' Name." Didn't moved. He didn't say, "Do
you see, can you see better, of the colors here, not like we all do." He
didn't move he said. He said, "I adjourn you, come out in Jesus' Name."
He didn't move he said. "But, he'll come this time." He said, "In the
Name of Jesus Christ, come out of that man." He said, "He sees." The man
screamed out, there it was. 

60.	Show me somebody who did that. You say, "You're preaching a man." Am
I? Did William Branham, do it? Don't be silly. I saw God with my naked
eyes, not William Branham, I saw God with my naked eyes. Every miracle I
saw God. Because that's the only part of God my naked eyes could see,
and I saw It.  Hallelujah, what a wonderful New Year. I believe Jesus is
Coming sooner than you think.

	Listen brother/sister, give him the Word test. That's all we got right
now, give him the Word test. Do you believe Malachi 4:5-6 to the Jews or
the Gentiles? Their own words destroy them. If Jesus Christ is going to
come according to every Protestant who’s got a dog…well, who’s got
the truth of the fundamental brings, that Jesus Christ leaves the Throne
and come to the mid-air and meets His Bride, then He comes as part of
the Coming. Every fundamental says there's two parts of the Coming of
Jesus Christ.

61.Now, He said, "If I don't send Elijah, I'll come with a curse. Since
the Rapture Coming is in blessing, then Elijah must precede the
blessing, and then Elijah must come to the Gentiles. Then why don't you
believe?

 	Do you know that William Branham had more vindication then John the
Baptist ever had? Except for one thing, Jesus stood on the scene having
been vindicated Himself and said, "John was the one." Well, what about a
man that stands alone with God, and the Pillar of Fire. And you see
thousands, and thousands, and thousands, and thousands, and thousands,
and thousands of miracles. Give him the Word test. Until this time the
Word test is where we stand. (See?) 

62.	Now, at the adoption time there will be creative Word and a powerful
five-fold ministry such as men like Stephen and Phillip mightily used of
God. Now, that just a blanket statement. How mighty? I don't know. If I
had one 'Thus Saith the Lord’ I'd figure I was mightily used of God,  
       I could call it an eternity  right there. I believe as Bro.
Branham said, "At this time Ananias and Sapphira repeat." The Bride will
be surely separated.

	Now then, the worldly church will not see the truth, but fight all the
harder. Because Bro. Branham said, "The Third Pull comes into
manifestation when the squeeze comes down." The squeeze hasn't even
begun to come down yet. Boy, we're like a bunch of bullfrogs on a lily
pad with a million mosquitoes just hovering around waiting to be caught.
We don't know the first things about trials, tribulations or suffering.

	We got it so good here whatever you want to call it it's pitiful. I'm
ashamed and embarrassed. I'll be honest with you, I'm ashamed and
embarrassed we got it so good. That we get so down we got to go to
relief, bless God, there's five agencies fighting to get us, because we
all want a pork chop out of the pork barrel. Yeah, they do, because if
you and I wouldn't go then they'd close down, and they'd lose their
cushy job. Because they love government pay roll, that's where taxes are
high, feeding pork chops. (See?) 

63.	The worldly church will fight all the harder. Bro. Branham said so.
and I believe even amongst those who now teach this Message will arise
greater differences and animosity. I believe there's no doubt about it.
I'm in my heart… You say, "Bro. Vayle, if this thing is so great, how
come you're divided?" Mixed multitudes. I got the type in Exodus, mixed
multitudes. Who went in? Those that heard the Word and believed It. They
all heard It preached, but It wasn't mixed with faith. (See?) 

	Now, we go further, thus even with vindication by manifestation will
there be no true revelation, or recognition rather, until it's all over.
(See?) To me I am sure the difference can be known in a measure. But
when you see how blind Israel was to Christ's ministry, and the ministry
of the early Bride. Except they said, "These men have been with Jesus."
But we still can't stand it. That's right, when you see how blind they
were, how many at the end time were really recognized Bride? 

64.	In my understanding of the Word of God, only one man entered into
what is termed 'The Wedding Supper' without a garment. Just one, was
interested enough to want to be a part of It. And he came in the wrong
way through a door of a creed or a dogma. (See?) Who will really know
who is Bride? As for me I am not banking on it, thought I say it's
possible. I do not bank on anyone running up to me as though it could be
possible, or maybe running up to you. And say with great assurance, "I
really know you're Bride." They're not doing it now. In fact, we're
accused of a lot of things of unchristianizing everybody, following the
man. (See?) All other things. (See?) Not knowing that at this minute we
are simply waiting the same as Paul was for an end time group, and end
time Bride to receive the full revelation, and come into the end time
manifestation.

 	Now, there is a basic difference and always has been between Bride and
non-bride. Even those that approximate very closely. We have great love
for them, sometimes very tragic feelings of heart. I can honestly say
with Paul that I could wish myself accursed for my brethren's sake if it
would do any good. I'd be glad that many men might live that I might
die. Certainly, let them live I could die for them. But it doesn’t
work that way. Christ died, and He's laid down the conditions. And the
conditions are the Word. (See?) Now, the Word test, the basic difference
is the Word.  

65.	Now, with this in mind then what is the position of the Bride at
this minute? The position of the Bride at this minute is Romans 8:14-15 

		(14) 	…as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of
God.

		(15) 	For (we) have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;
but 						(you) have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry,
Abba, 						Father.

	In other words, the Bride has within it at this very moment, the full
potential of what is to come forth. She's already got it. She's already
sealed in. So, did everyone of the Bride in every Age have the full
potential, but the hour was not yet. If you are full of the Holy Ghost,
one with this Word, and you know where that starts. It starts with 'Thus
Saith the Lord'. You recognize It. You fear It. You hear It. You say, "I
don't care what I was taught. I don't care what I was taught myself. I
don't care what I think I know was an individual who believes he's got
God. I adhere to 'Thus Saith the Lord'." That's your start. (See?) Now,
you've got if your born again the Holy Spirit, you got the potential.
And you've got the revelation, because you know it's coming. 

66.	Now, what's the next thing. The next thing is the Bride in Matthew
24:44, beginning.

		(44) 	Therefore be (you) also ready: for in such an hour as (you)
think 						not the Son of man cometh.

	Now listen:

		(45) 	Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made
						ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

		(46) 	Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find
						so doing.

		(47) 	Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his
						goods.

		(48) 	But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord
(delays) 						his coming;

		(49) 	And shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and
drink 						with the drunken;

		(50) 	The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not
						for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

		(51) 	And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the 
					hypocrites: (he'll die, what he would have got will go to
hypocrites 						and never be part of that Bride. He'll be in the
tribulation, there'll be)					gnashing of teeth. (That's where he'll
die.)

67.	Now listen, what is the servant going to be doing? He is going to be
giving meat in due season. What is the meat in due season? Hear it for
yourself, "Spiritual Food in due season." What was it? The Food which
people are dying for and starving, because the Book tells us, "that it's
a famine for the Word." Bro. Branham said, "It's stored up on tape." 

	And remember, there were a couple of men that weren't preachers who are
trying to get something across. We're not naming names, because I don't
believe personalities entered here. I believe the solid picture. And the
picture is this: that there are going to be true men who teach this
Word. Whether people say the ministry is no longer available, because
the five-fold ministry is gone. Looks to me that if you take something
out Book, there's a danger of having a name taken out of the Book of
Life, or I don't even need to read my Bible. No, I'm not in any defense
of any ministry, I just got to preach the Word. But the prophet said,
"The food in due season was what was laid up on those tapes." Now, this
is the most presumptuous saying by a man, or it's the truth

68.	Now, let's look at the apostle Paul. How presumptuous was Paul when
he said, "Bringing every thought into captivity to obedience to the Lord
Jesus Christ?" [2 Corinthians 10:5b] Why did he say change one Word, and
you're lost? Because he said, "The Bride would go to her death by
changing the Word." He said, "If I come, or an angel of God come, let
him be accursed." [Galatians 1:8] Now, you know brother/sister, "Depart
from me ye cursed," is not part of the Bride who comes in by saying,
"Blessed of my Lord." That word is important. (See?) We stand with that
Word.

68.	Now, who is that faithful servant? What should we be doing at this
end time? Or what is our job? Our job, who believe this Message is to
get this Word out every single time we can, and stand with It. In other
words, my brother, my sister, I cannot see an evangelistic appeal in
this age, according to what we have and know now, outside of the Word of
God that has been vindicated by a prophet.

	Who is the faithful servant? He's just giving the Word out in due
season. What season are we due for brother/sister? The Resurrection.
What do we due for? The manifestation. What are we due for? The Rapture.
What are we due for? The Millennium. What are we due for? The ultimate,
the wind-up, that' s what we're due for, and give the Food in due
season. (See?) 

	Look, we've been taking this Book for two thousand years now and
preaching It. And what if a man came by that's vindicated according to
the Bible? And said, "When that man comes and you hear him, then you
fear him." Not standing now preaching a man, preaching the Word God.

69.	Let me ask you, how does the Word of God get fulfilled? It gets
fulfilled in a man. John the Baptist came saying, "I'm the Word of God."

	They said, "Who are you?"

	He said, "I'm Isaiah 40:  I'm the voice of one crying in the
wilderness. I'm the Word of God manifested in human flesh."

	You believe that? It's the truth, what else was it? What if God came on
the scene and said, "Let there be a microphone."

	You'd say, "Glory to God, that's the Word of God."

	It is? Certainly, It's the Word of God. If God's invested in a
microphone, then microphone appeared, that's the Word of God manifested
in a microphone. And as God said, "The voice of one crying in the
wilderness." And that's the Word of God manifested in flesh.

	Then when God said in Revelation 10:7, "The days of the voice of the
Seventh Church Age messenger," then that's the Word of God manifested in
flesh. That's not the Word of God. That's not the incarnation, that's
That Word. That's not the Book, that's That part of the Book.

 	What about the day when you get changed and you get your glorified
body, is that the Word of God? What else could it be? When you're
healed, is that the Word of God? What else could it be? When you're
given help and aid, what is that? That's the Word of God. (See?) That's
where we stand, giving the meat in due season. (See?) Now listen: He
said He'll make you ruler over all of His goods. (See?) He's an
authority. Stick with the Word. 

70.	All right, …Bro. Branham:  'The Seed is Not Heir With the Shuck'
[65-02-18]

[168]	 There is some of them that’s sick, some of them physically
sick. I want you 				to pray, eagle. Pray for your brother, sister eagle
there, as I pray for you 					here. (Now, the brother prays, brother for
brother, sister for sister)  May the Spirit 			of God come upon you. 

[169] 	Remember, I’m giving you the Food of the eagles, the promise of
God. He 					calls His prophets, “eagles.” He calls Himself “an
Eagle,” He is Jehovah 				Eagle. And while you have your hands laid
upon one another, pray for them. 

[170] 	Our Heavenly Father, Your Word said, the last commission You gave
to Your 				Church, was, to “Go into all the world, and preach the
Gospel,” the general 				orders, (See?) “he that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; he that believeth 				not shall be damned.
These signs shall follow them that believe; in My Name 				they shall
cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; if they should 			
drink any deadly thing, it wouldn’t hurt them; if they take up
serpents, they’ll 				not harm them; and if they lay their hands on
the sick, they shall recover.” O 				Jehovah Eagle, feed Your little
ones tonight upon that Word, Lord. They’re 				needy. That’s the
diet they need. That’s what they need, to know what the Food 				is,
what THUS SAITH THE LORD is.

71.	Now, why did God give a man 'Thus Saith the Lord'? In order that you
know he's the one to hear. Then what is the crux of the whole ministry? 
For hearing. (See?) Now:

[171] 	You promised, if they laid their hands on one another, they would
recover. 				O Lord God, take all doubts and vulture ideas away from us
now. And we 					feed solemnly upon the Eagle Food, of the Word of God. 

[172] 	Let every unclean spirit that’s in these people, every spirit
of doubting, every 				spirit of fear, every denominational cling, every
habit, every sickness, every 				disease that’s among the people,
leave. In the Name of Jesus Christ, may it 				come out of this group of
people. And may they be free from this hour 					on, that they can eat
the Eagle Food that we’re believing You’ll send 					us through the
week, Lord, breaking open these Seals… 

	See, the Seals just didn't break open for one week in March '63, was a
continuous revelation and what was under It, the Word of God to meet the
mysteries. (See?) Because that's the Word of God come down from heaven,
the revealed Word. That's a quote, the prophet. Now, 

		…showing us those mysteries (See?) that’s been hid since the
foundation 					of the world, as You promised. They are yours, Father.
In the Name of 					Jesus Christ. 

72.	There's his prayer. What are you feeding on? Not the Word that
somebody else said by comparing Scripture. Not with somebody else can
prove by the laws of psychology, that God has even laid down in His
Word. But, the revelation of the Word. (See?) Standing in reality of
faith, because faith is a revelation. "Flesh and blood has not revealed
unto you, My Father which is in Heaven." [Matthew 16:17] It's a
revelation. (See?) Standing on your perfect faith.

	Brother/sister, there's where we're standing. Do you realize that?
You're not standing what somebody thinks. You're not standing on what
the best debater could stand up and throw the Word of God as a man. My,
my, you could have debaters with the Word of God that could make        
 a Christian look sick. Sure. I mean a real genuine, born again, person
could look sick by some man with a brilliant mind. Quote verse after
verse. Tape verse after verses. Say listen, these verses go together,
and they can be one million miles off the mark. But he said, "At the end
time, there would come a ministry." He said, "At the end time when the
fullness will come into that…the measure of the full stature." Where
Bro. Branham preached, [The Stature of a Perfect Man                   
62-10-14] We'll talk about that in the next message on 'Adoption'. 

73.	He said, "There's going to come that ministry at the end time."
(See?) Now, I believe it. As          I say, "I place it in the
Resurrection period. That's exactly where it is. But, I place it before
the Resurrection, before the people come out of the grave. I do place it
where you feed it. You study those tapes and see where it goes. (See?) 

	But remember, Bro. Branham himself was not resurrected. When he was
placed as a son according to Bro. Roberson's vision. [Standing in the
Gap 63-06-23] Because the vision said, "Here him, because he's got the
authority." 

	Now, when the Third Pull comes into the total loss of the loss, you
won't have down in hell preaching. Nor William Branham, or Jesus Christ,
or Paul the apostle. Brother/sister, the critic's mouths will be shut.
There's going to be too late. I believe that's with the Scripture reads.
Because there's coming a day, there's coming a day brother/sister when
like the flood, I believe with all my heart. When the door was closed
and the manifestation was over as far as the building of the ark was
concerned. Now, he came within the ark, and they laughed. They taunted,
and they said, "There's no water up there." That's right, there wasn't
any water up there, it was all H and O. Then God sent the lightening,
and by electrolysis He joined the H and the O, so H2O and it came down
forty feet over the mountain. And brother/sister, when the rain began to
fall, it was too late to come into the ark.

73	Are we seeing a type there? Could be. (See?) But, there is the Third
Pull in the Bride, when the squeeze comes down. You say, "Bro. Vayle,
will their souls be saved at that time?" I don't know.          I don't
know. I haven't studied that. You say, "Well, from what he said it looks
like it could be all over." Could be all over. But he said, "Standing
for the lot." I don't know, I'm not up here to tell you which way it's
going to go. I don't know. But, I know one thing, he laid it out there
for us brother/sister. But there is a ministry in the Bride when she
becomes one with that Word.

	And to me that ministry is not some earth shaking, ministry of emptying
hospitals and doing great things which we know is going to be with the
two witness, whatever they do is going to be greatly manifested. But,
brother/sister, to me it's going to be what Bro. Branham said. "When the
church is positionally placed, when every member will by the Word of God
and His infilling of the Spirit we're all one." He will just be doing
those things, that are natural. Like my finger doesn't have to say to
the foot, "Hey, do you think I ought to act this way?" From the head,
the finger just does the fingers to do. Thumb does the thumbs to do.
Wrist does what wrist to do. Shoulders what they do. Toes what they do,
it'll be it, to me a living monument to Christ.

	Say, "Do you know anymore about?"  Don't know anymore about. I don't
know how it's going to be. Bro. Branham, "Nobody knows what it's going
to be." You don't know, I don't know. But,             we know from what
he said, the essence. And that's what I'm preaching tonight. There is a
manifestation of the sons of God, and it's coming. It comes at the end
time, and we're not there,            for this is that Age.

	The Lord bless you. So, let's bow our heads in a moment of prayer.

	Gracious Heavenly Father, we want to pray now at the end of this word
for Your people, O God, here. Lord, I haven't tried to preach hard,
didn't want to preach mean under any condition. Nor to take away from
anybody, what anybody has, not for one minute. Because, Lord, You never
took away from the Church Age what they had in the First, You added. And
the Second, You added to that. And the Third Age, You added, You gave
Your Word in a portion like the Manna behind the curtain in the Holy of
Holies. It didn't corrupt. And the high priest could go in and take a
little portion. And It was a portion for each high priest.

	So, Lord, in every Age we believe the incorruptible Word of God came
forth. And, Lord, we don't take from You, but we're fearful for those
who refuse to receive having already taken of a portion. Lord, I pray
for every individual soul tonight, and be there one, two, or a dozen, or
how many who might have come so far, and then, O Lord, not receive the
Word with faith which is preached  at this last day. 

	Lord, don't let anybody come up to this gate as they can understand so
clearly by history how tragic it was for the dark-ages of papal perjury,
for surely, they perjured themselves, saying they were of God and they
weren't of God. How they turned down the man that they gave the doctrine
to and said, "Teach and preach the Word of God fearlessly." And when he
was born again and preached the Word they even wanted to kill him. 

	And then, Lord, we think of those people that raised up under his name,
and how they were so hard on men like Wesley, Fletcher, men of God. And
then, Lord, how they outlived their day. Here come the Pentecostal's
with tremendous revelation. Restoration of gifts, the baptism with the
Holy Ghost, and they were laughed at, excoriated, shot at, some were
killed. Despised, branded of the devil. What a tragic thing.

	And now, Lord, today when they saw the prophet many did not move on.
God help us all to move on, Lord. Father, in this night it might be that
there be some that are very complacent. Surely, lying in the sun to
ripen, it's a wonderful thing, and we're doing it. But, Lord, let us
never forget that other grains also want to lie in that sun and ripen.
And how can they know except through the ripening of the Son of the
Word. Lord, help us to be strongly evangelical, to never stop casting
that net in case there be just one more. Lord, the passion on our heart
may it be as our own brother had when he preached that one time, 'Just
One More Time Lord', [63-01-20] God, may we still realize that's there's
a dying world and we're responsible. Don't let anybody, Lord, turn down
any opportunity to take forth this Message.

	Bless everyone that's gone out. We think of Tommy Gifford(?) in Africa,
going over there to witness, Lord. Never thinking of coming back to
America. Saying, "This is it, I'm going over, I'm waiting for the Lord
to Come, this is all I know."  Father, bless him we pray and give him
many souls to his eyes.  May he be used mightily of Thee, O God, we know
he's going to be a faithful witness, he knows what it is to suffer
deprivation, Lord, give him a voice, O God, of a trumpet.

	We pray for those over there, Lord, whether they be in the other lands
trying to minister. Lord, be with them tonight. Hold up their hands, O
God, anoint them we pray. Just revive them, Lord Jesus. Thank You for
hearing the good news around the land, and how Your Spirit's breathing
upon people. So, Lord, may each one of us have a real powerful anointing
to get out the Word. Knowing, Lord if this is important as we say it is,
then, O God, there must be a fervor to match It.

	For surely, Lord, You never ever gave up an important Word at any time
to anybody without the fervor and the ability to spread. Let men turn It
down, that's no consequence. That doesn't mean a thing. But, Lord,
there's going to be a demonstration of fervor amongst the people that
this is the life. God, grant it, not let anybody, Lord, just lay down on
the battle line. Don’t let anyone cool off, Lord, so that each one
stand strong. Let the oil and the wine, O God, flow amongst Your people.
Father, we pray that.

	And now, Lord, as we continue the service whatever might be done, those
with needs, Lord, prayer requested. Those, Lord, with physical problems.
We pray tonight, Lord God, that they'll understand what the prophet
prayed in that February meeting the last year upon earth, that the
people could receive healing. Feasting on the Word of God could come
into a place of victory in their bodies. Lord, tonight I pray for that.
Grant, my God, that Your Word be fulfilled in the people's lives. 

	And we'll be careful, Lord Jesus, to give you the praise, because this
is what we're jealous of. And we give You honor and glory of Thyself, O
God, to know that perhaps for one minute of the years we've tried to
serve You, to know there was those times that we gave You real glory,
where Your Name was uplifted is the crowning achievement of our lives,
Lord, to know that You have received back from us, O God, a measure of
what You gave us. Lord, we prayed It, and thank You for it in the Name
of Jesus Christ. Amen.   

 

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